How many of you are running your company with a team that just doesn’t seem to care? [Serious Discussion]

I swear, I’m pulling my hair out over this. I run a mid-sized company, and it feels like no matter how much we talk about goals, productivity, and accountability, there’s this growing sense of apathy in my team. We have deadlines flying by, projects falling through, and no one seems to care unless it’s their paycheck. I’m genuinely lost here. I’ve tried everything leadership workshops, incentives, team building exercises… but nothing sticks.

Is anyone else dealing with this? How do you wake your team up before everything collapses? I’ve been thinking about slashing half the staff just to see if that’ll light a fire under the rest. Has anyone ever been in this spot? Is that too harsh? I’m desperate for real solutions. How do you balance empathy and running a company that doesn’t fall apart?